The video, directed by Mike Mills, showcases a woman living her day to day life at home, the office, her car and more whilst showing how each day she becomes a new version of herself. A role the ‘Ladybird’ actress was more than happy to take on.

Ronan shared in a statement: “To simply be mentioned in the same breath as Talking Heads is hands down one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me, let alone making a video with the singular Mike Mills to accompany one of their most iconic songs – Psycho Killer. I have grown up listening to their music, so this truly is a childhood/teenage/lifelong dream come true. Mike, myself and the rest of the creative team had so much fun making this, and I can’t wait for Talking Heads fans to see it!”

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Mike Mills, the director, spoke about how being a part of the project has been one of the greatest honour of his life as well as one of the best projects to be a part of. “This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it’s one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can’t believe it actually happened.”

Even the band shared their thoughts on the brand new video clip for the iconic song, saying: “This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it’s not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious.”

Talking Heads reunited for the first time in 20 years back in 2023 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their live concert ‘Stop Making Sense’ although they all insisted the band would not be getting back together.

The track, originally written by Prince in 1985, was made famous by the Irish singer when she recorded it for her second studio album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’ in 1990. 2 years later, whilst fans were expecting the song to be performed by O’Connor on SNL, the singer famously staged a protest against the Catholic Church where she performed Bob Marley’s 1976 track ‘War’ a cappella. She then held up a picture of Pope John Paul II that she ripped into pieces as she declared “Fight the real enemy”. She later on shared that the protest act was a move to call out sexual abuse happening in the Catholic Church. Neither Miley nor Brittany referenced the event at the celebration.

The Irish singer-songwriter converted to Islam in 2018. In her memoir Rememberings released in 2021, she shares: “I’ve done only one holy thing in my life and that was sing. The Koran is like a song” and God “an incredible songwriter. The language and intelligence of the call to prayer led me to listen to the Koran. The language and intelligence of the call to prayer led me to listen to the Koran”. She was well-known for her ever-present openness in activism and socio-cultural issues, throughout her career, she used her platform to draw awareness to HIV/AIDs, campaigned on pro-choice issues and abortion rights, and showed her support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Remembering the moment that would make history, record label executive Daniel Glass said: “when she did War, and she ripped the picture of the pope. I will never forget it. Everybody froze at SNL. The music producer Liz Welch went from jubilation to tears. No one stopped it, no one knew what to do. We walked back to the artist’s dressing room. I don’t think she knew what she just had just done. The magnitude of it. She was in a room by herself which was kind of sad and lonely, because it was a heavy moment in history.”

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Cyrus and Howard belted the song whilst letting their voice melt into one another as the Alabama Shake front woman added soulfulness to the tune with her guitar riffs and the Tennessee born singer added some of her well-known rasp to the tune. The artists choice of song was a sweet nod to the notorious performance that got Sinéad O’Connor banned from the show.

Cyrus moved on to sing her famous hit ‘Flowers’ from her 2023 album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ and a rendition of Queen’s song ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’.

You can catch all the skits and performances over at the official SNL YouTube Channel.

Although the nightclub is not there in its physical form, it lives on, through the people and it’s music.

Northern Soul emerged in the economically disadvantaged regions of Northern England during the late 1960s. From Manchester and Sheffield, including Newcastle, Blackpool, and various parts of Southern Scotland, such as Glasgow and Edinburgh. Previously renowned for its significant contributions to the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century, these areas had transformed into a hub of widespread joblessness, menial labor in factories and mines; however, Northern soul music dramatically changed the culture in these areas, bringing a music that was outspoken about racism, ecology, war, and drug abuse, among other topics. Motown mixed with R&B, and dance vibes was introduced in nightclubs by DJ’s, it saw songs from Marvin Gaye “This love starved Heart“, Frankie Valli “You’re Ready Now” and the renowned song “Out on the Floor” by Dobie Gray. The music genre become popular among the younger generation and gave a voice to the working class.

The weekend kicked off with Craig’s special edition of his regular Saturday night Funk and Soul show, dedicated to Northern Soul, his introduction to the all-nighter began at 6pm and concluded at 9pm. The show showcased a ten-piece soul house band known as The Signatures, alongside esteemed guests such as Richard Searling, a renowned figure from the iconic Wigan Casino, and the talented all-female R&B group, The Flirtations.

Additionally, Craig was set to embark on a quest to locate the most elusive Northern Soul record, which was recently sold for an astounding £100k. Then from 9pm, Stuart Maconie joined the festivities and collaborated with Craig to present a broadcast of the Northern Soul Prom.

This extraordinary event was conceived by Stuart and featured a captivating performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Richard Searling recalls, “As soon as those doors opened, there’d be a flood of people. Once inside, they went upstairs, paid the entry fee, passed through a set of double doors and entered the dance hall. There, the wall of sound would hit you. The club’s cocktail of aromas would also hit you. “That smell of condensation, of Brut, of sweat… It was absolutely amazing.”

The all-nighter playlists continued with Golden Torch, Wigan Casino, Twisted Wheel and The 100 Club. The Northern Soul’s morning after mix, saw a Northern Soul Special from 4am unitl 7am and Lights On With Stuart Maconie 7am until 8am.

The amazing weekend was recorded by BBC Radio 6 and is available on BBC iplayer, click here.

“Speak To Me” and “Breathe” follow previously shared reinterpretations of “Time” and “Money” and set the tone for Waters’ daring new twist on an album that has captivated generations of music lovers. In a spoken word introduction, Waters recites the opening verse of “Free Four”, a track from Pink Floyd’s 1972 LP Obscured By Clouds, before launching into a brooding, organ-driven soundscape.

Watch the official lyric video for “Speak To Me/Breathe” below:

While some fans may maintain that such an undisputed masterpiece of a record is better left untouched, Waters feels that half a century on, the Floyd’s magnum opus deserves a reimagining. In a recent press release, he explained:

“The original ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition. But Dave, Rick, Nick and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started to consider what the wisdom of an 80-year-old could bring to a reimagined version.”

On Instagram, he added: 

“The new recording is more reflective, I think, and it is more indicative of what the concept of the record was. People will have to listen to it before they can form a view really of what it is. I’m very proud of it.”

Waters, who co-produced the album alongside Gus Seyffert, recruited members of his touring band to help record The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux. The two other living Pink Floyd members, guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason, did not take part in the project – although the latter did reveal he’d heard some snippets:

“He [Waters] actually sent me a copy of what he was working on and I write to him and said, ‘Annoyingly, it’s absolutely brilliant!’ It was and is. It’s not anything that would be a spoiler for the original at all, it’s an interesting add-on to the thing.”

Waters plans to perform songs from the new album at special live concerts at the London Palladium on October 8 and 9.

Get tickets here.

Pre-order The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux here.

Waters spoke to The Telegraph about embarking on this project, saying, “not enough people recognised what it’s about, what it was I was saying then.” He believes this to be the perfect opportunity to point fans in the right direction, stating in the accompanying caption to the snippet of ‘Us and Them’ that reworking the album would provide a good opportunity to “re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album.”

Waters acknowledged that “it’s not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable.”

He continues, “But it is a way for the seventy nine year old man to look back across the intervening fifty years into the eyes of the twenty nine year old and say, to quote a poem of mine about my Father, “We did our best, we kept his trust, our Dad would have been proud of us”. And also it is a way for me to honor a recording that Nick and Rick and Dave and I have every right to be very proud of.”

Relationships between the ex-band members haven’t always been the best since Waters’ exit in 1985, with Waters anticipating backlash to this rerecording project. He told The Telegraph, “I wrote ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’. Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap! Of course we were a band, there were four of us, we all contributed, but it’s my project and I wrote it. So… blah!”

Waters also revealed to The Telegraph that this project had been “secretly” in the works for months, reworking the entire track list “from scratch” unbeknownst to ex-band members David Gilmour and Nick Mason.

He is reportedly “planning a lavish vinyl release” of the rerecording, with the release date pushed back from March to May as Waters keeps “tinkering with recordings.”

To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon,’ Pink Floyd have also announced a reissued version, due to be released on 24^th March. The reissue will also include a live recording of Pink Floyd’s 1974 Wembley Stadium show.

A book will also become available on 24^th March, titled ‘Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon: 50^th Anniversary.‘ The book will include rare and unseen photos taken during tours between 1972 and 1975.

Additionally, harking back to Pink Floyd’s successful stargazing events at the London Planetarium in 1973, fans will also be able to experience ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ stargazing events at planetariums around the world.

Full details of the 50^th anniversary reissues and events can be found here.

Purchase tickets for Roger Waters’ tour here.

31/05/2023 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

02/06/2023 – 03/06/2023 – SSE Hydro – Glasgow

06/06/2023 – 07/06/2023 –  The O2 – London

10/06/2023 – Manchester AO Arena – Manchester

Stream ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ here.

Said album was named uniquely after the band themselves, Queen, which was released in 1973 after having released their debut single earlier that year “Keep Yourself Alive”. Being one of the biggest bands of all time, BBC Radio 2 have decided to celebrate, in their honour, by opening a vote to the public. The electorate are to vote for “Your Ultimate Queen Song”. Rather intriguing in the anticipation for the final results to come through.

The fact that Queen have, collectively, released 15 studio albums, 10 live albums, 73 singles and 11 box sets, gives the radio host, as well as the electorate, a rather complicated mission to sift through the endless alternatives in question. As amusing as it would be to witness such attempt, BBC have given a narrowed down selection of the bands releases to be up for grabs. Only a-sides and double a-sides are included. No b-sides or album tracks will be chucked into the mix. However, there is one exception. The original recording of “We Will Rock You” was on the b-side to “We Are The Champions” so, both having been played together on the radio when first originally released, they will be included within the list as a one option to vote for.

When the album first came out, it didn’t quite match the proper feedback to be considered a successful release. In fact, it took the LP a good year to reach charted achievements. The following March in 1974, the final song of the bands debut album “Seven Seas Of Rhye” rocketed up to the UK’s top number 10. It was then that the band had an official hit within their repertoire, a Freddie Mercury piece of craft.

Ever since, the band have been considered the pioneers of the music industry. Having sold 300 million records worldwide they have come to be one of the biggest record selling artists of all time. They broke industry boundaries throughout their musical journey by following their passion and desire for music, rooted with Mercury’s unique dazzling stance, instead of plummeting down to being crowd pleasers. Nonetheless, they resulted in pleasing the crowd very much so. Six minute songs, mind-boggling harmonies and unforgettable shows lead them to being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, UK Music Hall of Fame and a handful of awards more.

Click here to vote.

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The newly released mix was made available via Parlophone Records and was created by the album’s co-producer Ken Scott. The legendary producer is best known as one of the five engineers who worked closely with the Beatles. Scott generated the new mix at the beginning of the year from existing multi-tracks. The new version of the iconic track was based on the master track which resulted from Bowie’s broadcast recording on Top Of The Pops, with the master having initially been released on the picture disc Starman 7’’, which dropped over ten years ago.

A statement on Bowie’s website has given the following description outlining the importance of the performance and recording, “David Bowie’s performance of STARMAN on Top Of The Pops is undoubtedly one of the most essential pieces of music television ever broadcast. It has influenced generations of musicians, artists and writers who saw it at the time and countless others who have since seen it over the decades, from bootleg VHS copies to YouTube clips.”

Although taken off the air in 2006, Top Of The Pops has remained an important institution within British music and has been responsible for the success of many artists since its first broadcast in 1964. According to rules outlined by the Musicians Union. In order to appear on the TV show artists would have to re-record their song and then perform the vocals live over the newly recorded track. Due to these rules, Scott had multiple tracks available to use and was able to utilise both aspects of the process.

The new mix consists of the backing vocals recorded for the show’s purpose and the lead vocals taken from the track featured on the album. As per the show’s request, the backing vocals were recorded at Trident Studios, one of London’s most beloved recording facilities located in SoHo. Keen-eared music fans will spot the Adhoc ab-lib within the mix, Bowie can be heard singing “Hey Brown Crow”.

The re-worked mix of “Starman” is not the only celebratory nod to the influential album’s 50th anniversary, to commemorate the release of The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars the album will also be made available as a special edition. As from Friday 17th June 2022, the album will be available to purchase as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and picture disc, the LP will not only hold great collector value but will also include the re-worked master and a reproduction of the promotional poster.

Bowie’s powerful talent is not only evident in his enduring legacy but can also be seen within his influence seen in other musicians, Tim Burgess is one of such artists and chose to celebrate the musical landmark in a virtual fashion. The English singer and frontman for The Charlatans held a very special listening party today via Twitter, Burgess has given the following description of the event, “I’m really excited to be hosting a Ziggy Stardust Listening Party on the 50th anniversary of the album’s release. Fans from all around the world can take part and we’ve enlisted a few friends to help us out too.”

Details concerning Burgess’ listening party can be found here.

Click here to stream/buy/listen to “Starman (Top Of The Pops Version 2022)“

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Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale this Thursday (March 31^st) at 9am, you can find more information here. The tour will take Roxy Music through the UK with dates in Glasgow, Manchester and London, all in support of the 50^th anniversary of their self-titled debut. As well as the tour, the band are also starting a vinyl re-issue series of all 8 studio albums in their discography. More information on when the reissues will be released will crop up in due time, until then you can take a look at the deal for Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure here; both of which will be landing on April 1^st.

While I’m sure this is pretty much what everyone expected, the elephant in the room is that there is probably not going to be a Brian Eno amongst the line-up for the tour – despite this being in support of one of the 2 albums he actually worked on. I don’t have any actual evidence for that… but come on. That being said though, the year will mark the first time that Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011.

Since their formation in 1972, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Roxy Music have left an indelible mark on the worlds of music, fashion and art, merging the three with a singular and astonishing vision that brought them immediate, global success.  Today they are regarded as one of the most influential bands of all time, whose work has inspired generations of musicians. Intense, emotive, and clever, with iconic graphics, Roxy Music’s eight studio albums birthed the art-rock movement, blurring the lines between genres and infusing a new kind of glamour into rock music for the first time.

Roxy Music’s UK Tour Dates:

10/10/22 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
12/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
14/10 – O2 Arena – London

Photo credit: Brian Cooke

And now that the album has just passed its fiftieth anniversary, the LP is due to be reissued this Friday on vinyl. Also, to further aid celebrations, an interview with McCartney from 2018 has been shared on his website, giving us some background on the making of the album and McCartney’s more recent thoughts on it. And one topic that most certainly had to come up was the influence of his old bandmate, John Lennon.

The Beatles had an uncomfortable relationship with one another after their breakup in 1970. Creative and financial disputes saw some bitter things said, both in the press and on their respective solo albums. However, the most bitter fallout was probably between the two lead songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Both a war of words in the press and songs on their solo albums had them locking horns, with McCartney’s Ram album criticising Lennon’s political activism and implying him to blame for the group’s end. Lennon’s response with the song “How Do You Sleep“ was even more damning, dismissing McCartney’s solo career as “muzak“, and even referencing a popular conspiracy theory in implying that McCartney was creatively spent.


By this point in time, McCartney wanted peace. Penning the song “Dear Friend“, it was a call to lay down arms against one another. It became the last track on the Wild Life LP. Speaking about it in the recently revisited interview, McCartney said “that’s sort of me talking to John after we’d had all the sort of disputes about The Beatles break up. I find it very emotional when I listen to it now. I have to sort of choke it back …. This was me reaching out. So, I think it’s very powerful in some very simple way. But it was certainly heartfelt.“

Eventually, the two did see eye to eye, even briefly recording together again for the Toot and a Snore in ’74 sessions. Sadly Lennon was shot dead in 1980 by a crazed fan, but McCartney always had their reconciliation as a source of comfort, writing the song “Here Today” in response.


If you’re interested in Wild Life’s upcoming reissue and want to celebrate it with other fans, you can join a listening party on Friday at 5 pm GMT here. If you want to pre-order it, you can look here. And if you just want to hear an important piece of history from the world’s most acclaimed rock group of all time, follow this link, and enjoy.

They will be the third band to receive this honour, following The Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016. The stamps will be released in a set of 13, including eight album covers (“Queen II”, “Sheer Heart Attack”, “A Night at the Opera”, “News of the World”, “The Game”, “Greatest Hits”, “The Works” and “Innuendo”), a classic group photo and four live group photos.

Queen guitarist Brian May is overwhelmed by the honour, as he’s stated in a press release: “It’s hard to put into words what I feel when looking at these beautiful stamps.”

#WeWillRockYou! Today we proudly reveal incredible stamps to celebrate rock legends #Queen.

Explore the collection https://t.co/K1WX8tK4xV@QueenWillRock @DrBrianMay @OfficialRMT @Freddie_Mercury pic.twitter.com/610jG1y7lH

— Royal Mail Stamps (@RoyalMailStamps) June 23, 2020

Looking at himself on a postage stamp has made May realise how big Queen have become: “Since we four precocious boys started out on our quest 50 years ago, our lives have been devoted to making our impossible dream come true. Sometimes it’s strange to wake up and realise the position in which we are now held – we have become a national institution!”

“Nothing brings this home more than this incredible tribute from Royal Mail. It’s particularly poignant to look at this collection of images now – now that we are all in a world dominated by a coronavirus, in which none of this could have happened.”

Drummer Roger Taylor has also described the stamps as “an honour.” “We must be really part of the furniture now! Thanks, Royal Mail for stamping on us! In gratitude.”

The various collections can now be pre-ordered via the Royal Mail website here. The entire set of 13 stamps is called the “Presentation Pack” and will cost £16. The stamps will be available to purchase on July 9.